Former Odessa Mayor Trukhanov appeals home arrest: what is known about the case

Former Odessa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov has appealed the court's decision on round-the-clock home arrest in the case of official negligence. This was reported by the suspect's lawyer Oleksandr Lysyak, as reported by 'Glavcom' referring to 'Suspilne'.

The appellate court has not yet scheduled a hearing date.

Under house arrest

It should be recalled that former Odessa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov will remain under round-the-clock home arrest. He is also required to wear an electronic bracelet. This decision was made by the Pechersk court of Kyiv on October 31.

As reported, the Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko announced suspicion against the former Odessa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov due to the deaths of nine people in the city on September 30. According to the investigation, the former official inadequately performed his official duties and failed to ensure the proper functioning of the city's engineering networks.

Later, Hennadiy Trukhanov stated that the suspicion announced against him for official negligence came as a 'surprise' to him.

Record rains and bad weather in Odessa

It is worth noting that on September 30, Odessa was hit by record rains caused by a slow local cyclone over the Black Sea. During the day, the city received 94 mm of precipitation, which is 224% of the monthly norm. As a result of heavy rains and flooding in Odessa on September 30, people died.

Former mayor of Odessa Hennadiy Trukhanov has appealed the court's decision on home arrest in the case of official negligence. He will also remain under round-the-clock home arrest and will wear an electronic bracelet. The suspicion against Trukhanov was announced after the tragedy when nine people died during the bad weather in the city.